Lu laughed, then leaned toward Oliver, lowering her voice. “That’s a Molly House. Specifically for younger people.” Oliver blinked, his gaze sliding back to Avery’s with interest. Molly Houses were a hush-hush part of society—one that the Bennets certainly didn’t speak of. They were places where men who were attracted to men, women who were attracted to women, people who weren’t either gender, and others of the like frequented. He’d even heard others like him occasionally attended—boys mistaken as girls and vice versa. Just the knowledge that there were others like him had been a balm even
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